DAMN good Question Lefty your my kind of thinker!
It depends on The strain and how she reacts to stress, Some plants Hermorphrodite out as a resualt of life cycles. While others bounce back no Matter what . if i see a good mother plant in the veg cycle than ill veg her out longer to make clones of her and start them ASAP to veg and so on always give my the best of the best....... everytime :rasta: